Rhiw Valley Light Railway

Rhiw Valley Light Railway
300px Powys arriving at the station
Locale	Rhiw Valley, Powys
Commercial operations
Name	Rhiw Valley Light Railway
Built by	Jack Woodroffe
Preserved operations
Stations	1
Length	1,265 m (0.8 mi)
Preserved gauge	15 in (381 mm)
Commercial history
Opened	1970

The Rhiw Valley Light Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway located near to the village of Berriew in Powys, Wales.

The Railway

The railway is constructed to 15 in (381 mm) gauge, in an 'out and back' return loop of 1,265 metres (0.786 mi). As an 'out and back' loop, trains return to the central station facing in the opposite direction from that in which they departed. The railway was privately built and operated, and its original owner is now deceased. The railway is now owned by his widow, who initially opened the line to the public just one day per year, in mid-summer. The railway is now open once a month from May through October. The very attractive route runs through fields and along hedgerows, and being largely unfenced there is considerable interaction with livestock from rabbits to sheep.

Rolling Stock

There are two resident steam locomotives. 'Powys' is a powerful 0-6-2 tank engine, built in 1973 by Severn Lamb. 'Jack' is a large 0-4-0 tender engine, constructed by TMA Engineering of Birmingham and Jack Woodroffe of Welshpool in 2003. An assortment of wooden passenger carriages (both bogie carriages and four-wheel vehicles) and wagons is available on the line.

Gallery

• Powys right side view.jpg

  Powys right side view

• Jack departing on circuit.jpg

  Jack departing on loop

• Jack returning on circuit.jpg

  Jack returning on loop

• RVLR Jack.jpg

  RVLR - Jack

• RVLR Trackmap.png

  Track map (produced by GPS Utility)

External links

• Official web site
• Photographs of the railway.